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Selling my Vintage Ovation. This guitar has serial number 1004 in red lettering which dates it to around 1967 or earlier.The Ovation crowd will know more than I do. It has the first rope decor around the sound hole.It has the deep shiny bowl.
It is in mint condition with no issues, no marks, mint and clean. The case is . pristine! I'm sure it will be hard to find a very early Ovation in this wonderful condition.
I am the second owner of this beauty. Ovation collectors may like this beauty to add to their collection.
Please ask questions if interested! I can arrange more images if interested.
By the way...I do not know if this is a fair price or if it's too low.
Would someone in the group give me an idea of fair value .
I believe I have this guitar posted here years ago with images.
see craigslist ad with images
https://post.craigslist.org/manage/2958059866
Edited by parrotfish44 2012-04-28 7:20 AM
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Good luck with the sale. |
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Location: se florida | thanks, I did find out i'm high on the price but the edit button does not show up.
It was there before when I corrected some spelling... |
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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | Here's a link that works. That's a beautiful guitar, good luck with the sale.
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/msg/2958059866.html |
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Location: se florida | thanks, I did already drop the price at Craigslist, was talking about this url |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I never should have looked... it's beautiful! That Bear claw action and the 3 Board is incredible. 
Edited by MWoody 2012-04-28 10:45 AM
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Location: Jet City | Gorgeous, good luck.... I don't know that I could part with that one if it were in my possession. |
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Location: Texas | What an awesome guitar. Good luck with your sale. IF you don't sell it, I don't mind storing it for you...and I'll pick up the shipping!
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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | Parrotfish44, could you post a picture of the headstock? The decals on these old Balladeers fade over time and I'm probably not the only one that's curious what the decal on your guitar looks like. |
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Location: se florida | nickbtx - 2012-04-28 9:17 PM
Parrotfish44, could you post a picture of the headstock? The decals on these old Balladeers fade over time and I'm probably not the only one that's curious what the decal on your guitar looks like.
I added that head stock image to my craigslist sale.
It in fact does look faded....the Balladeer shows up ok, but the Ovation logo is faded as shown
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https://post.craigslist.org/manage/2958059866
pm me with offers if interested
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Location: Australia | Looks like me K1111 reissue. I bet it sounds great I know mine does. |
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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | Here's a photo of the headstock. It's hard to tell from the glare, but the decal looks about like I would expect. Notice how clean the edges of the headstock are. Looks to be a pretty clean guitar.
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | This looks to be a very peculiar guitar ... apart from the bear claw top, looking at the headstock (ears) I did not notice the standard 5 piece neck stripes. Is that normal ? ...... Is it a prerogative of the Balladeer model to have a full mahogany neck ?
I own a Deluxe Balladeer and it has a 5 pieces neck to it. |
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Location: Texas | I am not sure when they came out with the 5 piece neck, but my 67 is full mahogany, and is very close to the feel of a strat neck. I think it was Geostorm that once shared that since these necks were hand carved, that the thickness was very inconsistent.
My 40th, on the other hand, although a RI, has the 5 piece neck. |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Most probably in the early days of Ovation the manufacturing procedures were not yet well established (?) and the guitars were built with available materials. My guitar for example (No. 245 of 1967) has a book-matched top (2 pieces instead of 3) and the 5 pieces neck ....... |
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Location: Texas | It needs a haircut… |
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Vintage Ovation Balladeer Acoustic Guitar - $4500
